Modernism architecture in Mexico City
Discover 22 places in Mexico City shaped by Modernism architecture, with photos, the architects behind them, and where to find each one.
Modernism strips away ornament and lets function shape the building in glass, steel, and concrete. It broke through in the 1920s and dominated construction after World War II. More about modernism
Modernism in Mexico City
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Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
1931 · Juan O'Gorman
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Casa Prieto López
1951 · Luis Barragan
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Satellite Towers
1958 · Mathias Goeritz
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President Aleman Housing Complex
1949 · Mario Pani
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Los Manantiales Restaurant
1958 · Felix Candela
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La Merced Market
1957 · Enrique del Moral
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Tlatelolco Housing Complex
1964 · Mario Pani
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Gilardi House
1976 · Luis Barragan
- Centro Cultural Universitario UNAM Orso Núñez Ruiz Velasco
- Luis Barragan House and Studio Luis Barragan
- UNAM Rectory Tower Mario Pani
- University Olympic Stadium Augusto Perez Palacios
- UNAM Central Library Juan O'Gorman
- National Museum of Anthropology Pedro Ramirez Vazquez
- Latin American Tower Augusto Alvarez
+ 7 more in the app.
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